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HOSA MEDICAL ASSISTING 2026 ACTUAL
COMPREHENSIVE FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS / VERIFIED
EXAM!! | ALREADY GRADED A+ | NEWEST EXAM!!!
In the United States, law is predominantly derived from:
a) legislative bodies
b) executive orders
c) voter referendums
d) international courts - Answer-a) legislative bodies
What is the Latin phrase that means "let the master
answer"?
a) respondeat superior
b) res ipsa loquitur
c) subpoena duces tecum
d) ex post facto - Answer-a) respondeat superior
Which of the following defines a contract?
a) offer, consent, acceptance
b) offer, acceptance, consideration
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c) offer, consideration, consent
d) consent, consideration, acceptance - Answer-b) offer,
acceptance, consideration
What is the act that protects a provider from liability for
any civil damages when he/she gives emergency care?
a) Health Insurance Portability & Accountability ACt
(HIPAA)
b) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
c) Good Samaritan Act (GSA)
d) Occupational Health & Safety Act (OSHA) - Answer-c)
Good Samaritan Act (GSA)
Which of the following is NOT considered personal health
information protected from unauthorized disclosure under
HIPAA?
a) Information included in a study that cannot be used to
identify the patient
b) Information related to a patient's past mental health
c) Information related to a patient's present physical health
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d) Information related to the treatment or care of a patient
- Answer-a) Information included in a study that cannot be
used to identify the patient
It is the goal of which government agency to ensure that
employers provide safe work environment for employees?
a) DEA
b) FDA
c) OSHA
d) ADA - Answer-c) OSHA
Which of the following is not part of the FDA's mission?
a) To protect the public's health by ensuring that safe
pharmaceutical products & diagnostic devices make it in a
timely fashion.
b) To follow the minimum necessary rule
c) To ensure ongoing effectiveness & safety of products by
monitoring their use in the market.
d) To help the public get appropriate & accurate
information that is based on scientific evidence. - Answer-
b) to follow the minimum necessary rule
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The FDA requires the reporting or adverse effects either
from drugs or devices. This Initiative is known as :
a) CLIA
b) StopWatch
c) LDT
d) MedWatch - Answer-d) MedWatch
To be successful as a Medical Assistant, you must learn a
specific:
a) knowledge base
b) set of skills
c) set of behaviors
d) all of the above - Answer-d) all of the above
All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:
a) filing patient records
b) phlebotomy
c) administrating medications
d) wrapping instruments - Answer-d) wrapping instruments
Medical assistants who perform both clinical and
administrative skills are referred to as:
HOSA MEDICAL ASSISTING 2026 ACTUAL
COMPREHENSIVE FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS / VERIFIED
EXAM!! | ALREADY GRADED A+ | NEWEST EXAM!!!
In the United States, law is predominantly derived from:
a) legislative bodies
b) executive orders
c) voter referendums
d) international courts - Answer-a) legislative bodies
What is the Latin phrase that means "let the master
answer"?
a) respondeat superior
b) res ipsa loquitur
c) subpoena duces tecum
d) ex post facto - Answer-a) respondeat superior
Which of the following defines a contract?
a) offer, consent, acceptance
b) offer, acceptance, consideration
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c) offer, consideration, consent
d) consent, consideration, acceptance - Answer-b) offer,
acceptance, consideration
What is the act that protects a provider from liability for
any civil damages when he/she gives emergency care?
a) Health Insurance Portability & Accountability ACt
(HIPAA)
b) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
c) Good Samaritan Act (GSA)
d) Occupational Health & Safety Act (OSHA) - Answer-c)
Good Samaritan Act (GSA)
Which of the following is NOT considered personal health
information protected from unauthorized disclosure under
HIPAA?
a) Information included in a study that cannot be used to
identify the patient
b) Information related to a patient's past mental health
c) Information related to a patient's present physical health
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d) Information related to the treatment or care of a patient
- Answer-a) Information included in a study that cannot be
used to identify the patient
It is the goal of which government agency to ensure that
employers provide safe work environment for employees?
a) DEA
b) FDA
c) OSHA
d) ADA - Answer-c) OSHA
Which of the following is not part of the FDA's mission?
a) To protect the public's health by ensuring that safe
pharmaceutical products & diagnostic devices make it in a
timely fashion.
b) To follow the minimum necessary rule
c) To ensure ongoing effectiveness & safety of products by
monitoring their use in the market.
d) To help the public get appropriate & accurate
information that is based on scientific evidence. - Answer-
b) to follow the minimum necessary rule
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The FDA requires the reporting or adverse effects either
from drugs or devices. This Initiative is known as :
a) CLIA
b) StopWatch
c) LDT
d) MedWatch - Answer-d) MedWatch
To be successful as a Medical Assistant, you must learn a
specific:
a) knowledge base
b) set of skills
c) set of behaviors
d) all of the above - Answer-d) all of the above
All of the following are clinical skills EXCEPT:
a) filing patient records
b) phlebotomy
c) administrating medications
d) wrapping instruments - Answer-d) wrapping instruments
Medical assistants who perform both clinical and
administrative skills are referred to as:
